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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 839
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools |
DX L LOWER RIB INTERCOSTAL STRAIN: 69YOM C/O R LOWER CHEST WALL PN STARTED AFTER CHOP' WOOD W MALLET & WEDGE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hammers |
BACK PAIN HITTING TREE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hammers |
HAMMERING ON A PROJECT,AFTER FINISHED HAD CP ACROSS LOW CHEST TO RT;ACH Y,CONSTANT. NSTEMI |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Hammers |
HAS PUNCTURE WUND TO CHEST WALL FROM HAMMER HEAD FRAGMENT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
DX PLEURISY: PRESENTS W SUDDEN ONSET L SIDED RIB PAIN W LAY'G ON H-WOOD FLOOR W L SIDE DOWN HAMMER'G NAILS INOT THE FLOOR BOARD; FELT POP |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hammers |
PT WAS MOVING HEAVY OBJECTS AND USING HAMMER AT HOME. DX: UPPER BACK STRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hammers |
PT HAD CHEST PAIN WHILE SWINGING A MAUL. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Hammers |
PATIENT WAS HITTING 2 HAMMERS TOGETHER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS CHEST. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND CHEST. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hammers |
PT AT HOOME SLEDGEHAMMERING CEMENT CHEST PAIN/ DX UPPER CHEST MUSCULAR STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hammers |
PATIETN C/O RINB PAIN, FELL ON A HAMMER. DX-CONTUSION RIBS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hammers, Tree stands |
BUILDING TREE STAND AND HAMMERING AND CARRYING MATERIALS AND DEVELOPED SCAPULAR PAIN T6 COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hammers |
FELL ON THE HANDLE OF A SLEDGEHAMMER. DX- CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials |
PATIENT WORKING WITH A MALLET/DRIVING A 2 X 4 BOARD. HE LOST BALANCE & FELL. DX:BLUNT TRAUMA INJURY & PAIN TO UPPER RIB CAGE/UPPER TRUNK. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
HAMMERING WITH A TACK, TACK FLEW IN RIB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hammers |
PT HIT SELF IN R RIB AREA WITH A HAMMER. OP X-RAY SHOWS NO FRACTURES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/29/2001 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hammers |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/09/1999 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hammers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/09/1997 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hammers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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